teens seeing porn or LGBTQ+ info
That is such a non-problem, that the other stuff you said should really stick out like a sore thumb. Of course, in reality, its the opposite.
Comment on Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users
jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 week ago
How does this protect us from Boomers voting based on what they read if Facebook? Or Karens on mumsnet, or divorced dads and incels on X?
I worry about that much more than teens seeing porn or LGBTQ+ info.
cosmos8188@leminal.space 1 week ago
jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 week ago
I think if you go after the real issues, you are making voters looks at themselves. Which they won’t like.
Tweak@feddit.uk 1 week ago
This is exactly the issue with how they’re dealing with this. Social media sites aren’t just harmful to children, they’re harmful to everyone. Instead of regulating the people who access them, the government should be regulating the social media sites themselves - specifically their intentionally gamed algorithms.
jabjoe@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Yep. Not just the gamed algorithms, but also the lack of fact checking and moderators. All the guardrails removed, and then algorithms pushing unhealthy engagement.